Me pregunto por qué los camellos tienen jorobas, y otras preguntas sobre animales

by Anita Ganeri

From the classic "Why do leopards have spots?" and the not-so-obvious "Why can't penguins fly?" to the amazing "How many ants can an anteater eat?" this book is packed with perennially asked questions about animals.

Genres: Nonfiction, Science, Animals, Childrens, Picture Books, Education

Paperback

First published March 28, 1993

About the author

Anita Ganeri is a highly experienced author of children’s information books, specialising in religion, India/Asia, multiculturalism, geography, biography and natural history. She became a freelance writer after working at Walker Books (as foreign rights manager) and Usborne Publishing (as an editor). Since then, she has written over 300 titles, including the best-selling Horrible Geography series for Scholastic. The series won the Geographical Association Silver Award in 1999 and was cited as being ‘an innovation that all geographers will applaud’. She is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society where she conducts most of her research for the books.

Reviews

[Sandy · Rating 3 out of 5]

We've read a lot of books on animals as my kids love animal facts. This one was not our favorite read-a-loud book. Although there is lots of interesting facts included, the structure of the questions and facts was a little too random. It is almost structured like a magazine with quick snippets of information so it might be a better book for an early reader to read independently.

[Adhrit Pradeep · Rating 5 out of 5]

I Wonder Why Camels Have Humps by Anita Ganeri Genre: Science Rating: 5/5

This Book in the I Wonder Why series talks about the different animals of the desert and also diverts towards some wonders of nature. It is a wonderful book for people who are interested in the desert and its animal life.

I recommend this book to Science enthusiasts!

[Rolf · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some good facts that interested my kids, but a bit randomly organized.

[Mandy Scheuren]

Why DO camels have humps? Which fish can climb trees? I didn’t know fish could climb trees until I came across this brilliant work of Anita Ganeri! This is a very appropriate book for children of all ages. There are many questions in the book that children may ask in general or perhaps in a science class. All facts relate to animals which is a great way to put it into a lesson plan. The pictures are fantastic! On each page there is a lot of action in cartoon illustrations going on that it will keep the children entertained. Seeing a cartoon of a man using a shark as sandpaper is quite the imagination!